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Statement by His Excellency, Most Reverend Sean P. O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap., Bishop of Fall River I
The recent rash of Church burnings in our country is a disturbing attack on the equality of people and the freedom of religion. We, the people "In the eap~~~ f:Ji~to1] of of the Diocese of Fall River, our own dz ~e, our wish to express our solidarCatholic Churches were ity with all those whose lives also burned by bigots. " have been touched by these tragedies. In the early history of our own diocese, our Catholic Churches were also burned by bigots.
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It is our fervent prayer that the scourge of racism will disappear and that our faith in God will lead us to dis- r - - - - - - - - - - - - cover in each person a "It irs oUP fervent prayer brother or a sistE~r made in that Me s;courge of racism His image and likeness. will tlisappear... " We invite our Catholic people to contribute to a fund which the Diocese is establishing to help the congregations that have lost their churches. Donations may be sent to: Diocese of Fall River/Burned Churches Fund, P.O. Box 2577, Fall River, MA 02722-2577.
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of OrtlinaTj' rrinu RemillJder In keeping wit/lour 49week publishi,,,g schedule, there wUl be no Anchor isSUE'S for the weeks ofJuly 5 and 12. Items for publ'ication in the June 28 isJ~ue should reach us by ~ruesday, Junel-5.
Curtain closes Oft 1996 Catholic Charities Appeal The final curtain has come down for the 1996 Catholic Charities Appeal in the Diocese of Fall River. This year's effort resulted in unprecedented success, as a recordshattering amount, $2,580,241.30, was collected. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., expressed his profound thanks to the many in business, ind ustry and the professions in southeastern Massachusetts who contributed to the Appeal and to the tens of thousands of faithful Catholics: from parishes throughout the Diocese who responded to the plea for generous support in their respective parish communities of faith. The sum gathered in the 1996 Appeal eclipsed the previous year's total by 8.3 percent. Monsignor Thomas J. Harrington, director of the Appeal, said that amount was
in line with tlhe increased demands reflected in !budget requests from the many diocesan agencies, apostolates and ministries which depend upon the Charities Appeal each year for funding. Monsignor Harrington noted that he had recently attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of Catholic Social Services at which Bishop O'M alley presided. CSS director Arle:ne McNamee offered an encouraging report of activities conducted by the agency in all parts of the diocese, but it was apparent that in the new fiscal year continued improvement of outreach would be contingent upon additional resources.
exceptional service, thanks to the generous response to our 1996 Catholic Charities Appeal." Many parishes throughout the diocese registered significant increases in their returns. Suburban parishes such as St. Julie's parish in North Dartmouth, Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Seekonk and St. Rita's parish in Marion, registered notable success in this year's effort. Many Cape Cod area parishes exhibited significant growth, among them St. Francis Xavier parish in HyaQnis, Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Osterville and Corpus Christi parish in Sandwich.
Despite constrained economic Monsignor Harrington reported, circumstances in the older mill "It looks likl~ Catholic Social Ser- towns in Bristol County, several vices will continue to maintain its... inner-city parishes had surprising
percentage increases. In New Bedford, Our Lady of the Assumption parish and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception parish enjoyed this level of success, as did St. Lawrence Martyr parish. Father John P. Driscoll, pastor of St. Lawrence Church and one of the senior priests active in parochial ministry in the diocese, attributed some of this success to the maintenance of the "door-to-door" solicitation process. He told the story of one of the volunteers at the downton New Bedford parish, now deceased, who continued to collect for the Charities Appeal until his 100th birthday. The elderly man would turn on his porch light during the afternoon of the home visitation program and his neighbors, recognizing the signal, would bring their contributions to him!
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The Mass of Christian Burial ford; St. Rita, Marion; and Immacuwas offered June 17 at St. Law- late Conception, Fall River. After resigning from the pastorence Church, New Bedford, for the repose of the soul of Father rate of Immaculate Conception,in Justin J. Quinn, 71, who died June 1981 for reasons of health, Father 14 at the Catho.lic Memorial Home, Quinn served as parochial vicar at Fall River. Bishop Sean P. O'Mal- St. Anne's parish, fall River, until 1985, when he became chaplain at ley was principal celebrant of the Mass and many priests of the dio- . Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, also assisting at Sacred Heart parcese were concelebrants. A native of New York City, Fa- ish, North Attleboro. In 1994 he ther Quinn was the only child of moved to the Priests' Hostel in Michael James and Josephine. Fall River, and later to the Catholic (Ryan) Quinn, both deceased. After Memorial Home. He is survived by several cousins. graduation from grade and high schools in Bronx; NY, and earning a bachelor's degree at New York State University, he entered the Maryknoll minor and major seminaries, then transferring to St. John's Seminary, Brighton, to complete his studies for the priesthood. Father Quinn was ordained to the priesthood Jan. 25,.1953, by the late Bishop James L. Connolly. Thereafter he was a parochial vicar at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River; St. Kilian, New Bedford; St. Thomas More, Somerset; and St. Lawrence, New Bedford. In 1971 he was named pastor of St. Elizabeth parish, Edgartown; and subsequently served in the same post at St. Kilian, New Bed-
'(Rd" . June 22 1977, Rev. Alexander Zichello, Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, New Bedford June 23 1980, Rev. Finbarr B. McAloon, SS.CC., Pastor, HolyTrinity, West Harwich 1992, Rev. George Wichland, CSSR, St. Wenceslaus Church, Baltimore June 24 1907, Rev. Bernard F. McCahill, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River , June 25 1941, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Louis A. Marchand, Pastor, St. Anthony, New Bedford 1960, Rev. Raymond J. Hamel, Chaplain, St. Joseph Orphanage, Fall River June 26 1931, Rev. Charles P. Gaboury, Pastor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford 1973, Rev. Msgr. Albert Berube, Pastor Emeritus, St. Anthony, New Bedford
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Area Leading Parishes ATTlEBORO AREA SI. John the Evangelist, Attleboro O.L. of MI. C~rmel. Seekonk SI. Mary, Mansfield SI. Mary, Seekonk SI. Mark, North Attleboro
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Mansfield-SI. Mary North Attleboro Sacred Heart $56.135.00 SI. Mary 51,997.00 Norton-SI. Mary 42,240.00 . Seekonk 37,070.00 MI. Carmel 33,182.00 SI. Mary
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA SI. Pius X, So. Yarmouth $110,922.00 SI. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 65,883.50 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 56,685.00 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 55,000.00 Corpus Christi, East Sandwich 50,329.00 FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name, Fall River Holy Rosary, Fall River SI. Thomas More, Somerset SI. Stanislaus, Fall River SI. John of God, Somerset
$46,765.00 33,179.00 30,836.00 .28,055.00 27,883.00
NEW BEDFORD AREA O. L. of MI. Carmel, New Bedford SI. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth SI. Mary, So. Dartmouth Immaculate Conception. New Bedford SI. Patrick, Wareham
$47,775.00 41.115.00 36,491.00 34.726.00 30.171.00
TAUNTON AREA SI. Ann, Raynham St. Anthony, Taunton Immaculate Conception, N. Easton St. Joseph, Taunton Holy Cross, South Easton
$26,544.00 25,258.00 24,970.00 19,965.00 19.787.00
Parish Totals ATILEBORO AREA Attleboro Holy Ghost St. John SI. Joseph SI. Mark SI. Stephen SI. Theresa
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$12,508.00 56,135.00 . 10,335.00 33,182.00 12.152.50 16,374.00
42,240.00 12.069.99 14.909.00 18,356.00 51,997.00 37,070.00
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA Brewster-O. L. of the Cape $ 37.193.44 Buzzards Bay-SI. Margaret 15,665,00 Centerville-O. L.' of Victory . 56,685.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 32,471.00 East Falmouth-SI. Anthony 36,680.00 East Sandwich-Corpus Christi 50,329.00 Edgartown-SI. Elizabeth 5.140.00 Falmouth-SI. Patrick 41,648.00 Hyannis-SI. Francis Xavier 65,883.50 Mashpee-Christ the King 42.052.00 Nantucket-O. L. of the Isle 16,761.00 North FalmouthSI. Elizabeth Seton 35,076.00 'Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 6,320.00 Orleans-SI. Joan of Arc 30,952.00 Osterville-Assumpiion 31,222.00 PocassetSt. John the Evangelist 42,833.00 Provincetown-SI. Peter the Apostle 6,616.00 South Yarmouth-SI. Pius X 110,922.00 Vineyard Haven-SI. Augustine 6,335.00 WellfleetOur Lady of Lourdes 7.l66.00 - West HarwichHoly Trinity 55,000.00 Woods HoleSI. Joseph 36,665.00 FALL RIVER AREA Fall River SI. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Holy Rosary
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P ATRICIA HEBERT, a letter carrier with the Fall River post office and breast cancer survivor, holds a stamped envelope which she has canceled with a new commemorative postmark during a ceremony June 15 at the main post office. The postmark, designed by letter carrier Barbara Healy and featur.; ing the image of a key, was titled "Breast Cancer Awareness, Early Detection Key to a Cure." The stamp canceled was one of one million issued by the United States Post Office to bring national attention to breast cancer. Charlton Memorial and Saint Anne's Hospitals, both in Fall River, offered tours of their rrtooile rhammography units;and information on cancer ea'riy detection: Mayor Ed\vard"Cambert also declared the date -Breast Cancer Awareness Day. (Anchor/Mills photo)
Immaculate Conception Notre Dame Our Lady of the Angels .Our Lady of Health Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Padua SI. Elizabeth SI. Jean Baptiste SI. Joseph SI. Louis SI. Michael SI. Patrick SS. Peter & Paul SI. Stanislaus SI. William Santo Christo Assonet-SI. Bernard Somerset SI. John of God SI. Patrick SI. Thomas More Swansea Our Lady of Fatima SI. Dominic SI. Louis de France SI. Michael Westport Our Lady of Grace SI. John the Baptist N~W BEDFORD AREA New Bedford Holy Name Assumption Immaculate Conception Mt. Carmel Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Our Lady of Fatim~ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Padua SI. Casimir
6.487.00 SI. Fra ncis of Assisi 13,080.00 SI. Hedwig 16,781.60 SI. James 8,521.00 SI. John the Baptist 14,554.00 SI. Joseph 15.141.00 SI. Kilian 13,081.00 SI. Lawrence 5,662.00 SI. Mary 9,056.00 SI. Theresa 10,092.00 Acushnet5.326.00 SI. Francis Xavier 11,747.00 East ,Freetown.10,585.00 . SI. John'Neumann 10,694.00 Fairhaven28,055.00 SI. Joseph ' 1~.127.00 SI. Mary 23,242.00 Marion-SI. Rita 12,664.00 Mattapoisett-SI. Anthony 27,883.00 17,659.00 30,836.00
, 18.438.00 14,679.00 21.035.00 13.147.00
North Dartmouth-SI. Julie Billiart .South Dartmouth-SI. Mary Wareham-SI. Patrick Westport-SI. George
TAUNTON AREA Taunton Holy Family Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception 17,511.00 Our Lady of Lourdes 21,322.00 Sacred Heart SI. Anthony SI. Jacques SI. Joseph $18,783.00 SI. Mary 5,657.00 SI. Paul 34,726.00 Dighton-SI. Peter 47.775.00 North Dighton-SI. Joseph 2,912.00 North Easton8,093.00 Immaculate Conception 7,913.00 ' Raynham-SI. Ann 8,425.00 4,242.00 South,Easton-Holy Cross 7,430.00 Turn to Page Eight 5,914.00
6.818.00 2,505.00 11,640.00 20,925.00 11,571.00 2,733.00 21,387.00 29.164.75 9,620.00 9.640.00 ' 22,837.00 13,687.00 7,BOO.00 8,143.00 18,661.00 41.115.00 36,491.00 30,171.00 12,119.00
$18,563.50 9.533.00 10,273.00 15,B75.00 14,776.00 25,258.00 12,599.00 19,965.00 19, m.oo 16,405.00 8,043.00 10,B05.50 24,970.00 26,544.00 19,787.00
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Diocese of Fall River
OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM., Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nominations of the Very Reverend Columban Crotty, SS.CC., Minister Provincial of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, and has made the following appointments:
Your one little letter won't mlake Congress qverride thE! pa:rtial birth abortion vetc). (But 5 million should do the trick.) n the United States, every person has a right to life.¡ Except those who are not yet bom. And now, even those in the process of being bom have fallen to non-person status. Each year, , 600 to 2,000 viable infants, fourfifths of the way out of their mothers' wombs, are killed by .having scissors jammed into their skulls and their brains suctioned out through a catheter.
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poes this make you angry? Does it make you want to do so~ething? Then put your faith into action by joining us in a campaign to stop this horrible practice. Watch for a special brochure at yourchurch. In it yoh'll find the facts about partjlal birth abortion, and how to write your legislators. We are the hands and feet of Christ, and the least of his flock needs us now: I
Parish participatiop target date . last weekend I of June I
For information, call or write .to the Pro-Life Apostolate, 500 Slocum I;{oad, No. Dar1tmouth, 02747, tel. 997-2290
Reverend Robert Charlton, SS.CC., as Pastor of Saint Mary Parish, Fairhaven. Effective June 17, 1996 Reverend David Reid, SS.Cc., as Pastor of OUf Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford,. Effective July 1, 1996. Reverend Richard Lifrak, SS.CC., as Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford. . Effective June 1, 1996 Reverend Frederick Meyers, SS.CC., as Parochial Vicar of Saint Joseph Parish, Fairhaven. Effective August 26, 1996
New president COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNS) . A priest of the Diocese of Lincoln. Neb., has been named to succeed Msgr. Blase J. Cupich as rector and president of the Pontifical College Josephinum at the end of the 1996-97 academic year. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan announced the appointment
of Msgr. Thomas J. Olmsted during the seminary's board of trustees meeting in Columbus in April. The Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus is the only pontifical seminary outside Italy.
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CAPUCHIN RECOLLECTS, Franciscan Fri~rs of the Immaculate, the Apostolate of the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the Home and Men of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Apostolate promoters,joined to mark the 140th anniversary of the feast of the Sacred Heart at a June 14 Mass at 8t. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Also at the Mass, Bishop Sean O'Malley ordained Capuchin Recollect Brother Francis 'Ke,lIy (left photo) to .the order of reader and Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate Fra Joseph M(ichael Mary of the Blessed Sacrament and Capuchin Recollect Brother David Engo to the order of acolyte. (Studio D photos)
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.the moorins.-, v ocation Reflections' Ordination time in a diocese is truly a time of rejoicing and praise. The newly ordained bring their service and love to the faithful and their enthusiasm has a powerful effect on the local church. Indeed" in many dioceses across the country, the . Church and the faithful seem to have a more optimistic out, look as the millennium draws near. Perhaps American Catholics are taking a more realistic view of what so many consider the ~'vocation crisis." There is a ne~ confidence that the Lord has not abandoned his Church. For too long the prophets of doom have predicted dire consequences because of the decreasing number of clergy. But this negative viewpoint has not served the Church well; rather, it has been divisived and defeatist, doing little to inspire men to answer the call to ministry. What we should do in regard to vocations is to adopt positive and reinforcing attitudes that will affirm and encourage those considering the priestly life. This effort should begin with the clergy themselves. In a 'letter to his priests, Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. declared that he felt the lack of such attitudes was among reasons for, the lack of ,vocations. Priests need to affirm one another. When this spirit is not ·evident in a local church, divisiveness is fostered and the mutual support that should be the hallmark of priests, especially in these difficult societal times, is lacking. . Priests should oe the cornerstone of efforts to encourage vocations. They cannot fulfili this role if they themselves lack unity. To be sure, the duty of fostering vocations also belongs to the entire Church family and the greatest contribution in this regard can be made at the family table, where thoughts shared and seeds for the future of young lives can be planted .. The table of the parish altar should also be a place where young people can participate in the liturgy/and once again the catalyst for this is the parish priest. As the Fathers of Vatican I I wrote: "All priests should show .their apostolic zeal by fostering vocations as much as possible and should dra w the hearts of young men to the priesthood by the example of their hard-working and happy lives." Of course, it goes without saying that if they are to achieve this goal, priests thems~lves should be exemplars of joy in their vocations. It is also obvious that diocesan bishops should actively support the priests who help them extend their own call to . apostleship. It would indeed be a contradiction for a bishop to encourage his p'riests to foster vocations while at the same time ignoring the needs of the priests themselves. Some would say that o.ur times are a factor in the scarcity of priestly vocations. In some ways this is true. Some longestablished mainstream non-Catholic theological centers also lack personnel as a consequence of our social mores and lifestyles. Vet we cannot blame the lack of vocations entirely on the world in which we live. We must remember that it is the mission of all in the Church to change and challenge the world. If we are not afraid to do this, we can be seen as true ministers .of the Word. In short, all· must assume their proper'role as the Church seeks workers to gather the harvest. This goal cannot be achieved if bishops, priests and laity do not reflect the call of the Holy Spirit in their lives. The Editor'
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN GATHER FOR MASS AT THE MITA DEL MU.NDO (CENTER Of THE WORLD), ECUADOR. THE COMMUNITY ASKED A PRIEST TO CELEBRATE MASS BECAUSE THEY FEARED AN ANTICHRIST COULD BE BORN ON THE SIXTH DAY OF THE SIXTH MON:TH OF 1996.
"Though I should walk in the valley of death; I shall fear no evil. For you are at my side with your rod and your staffthat.give me courage." Ps"22:4
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Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13
Romans 5:12-15
Matthew 10:26-33
By Dr~ Patrick V. Reid This Sunday's readings challenge us to acknowlsake of the gospel, just as he has been. In the face of edge our commitment to Christ and the gospel, even that hatred, they are not to be intimidated because in face of insult, betrayal, and persecution. When we the truth of the Gospel will be triumphantly reveal~d. are near despair over the triumph of the justice of.the Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, gospel, let us have the faith to pray the words of the and nothing hidden that will not become responsorial psalm: "ILord, in your great love, answer known. What I tell you in darkness, speak in me" (Ps 69). the light. What you hear in private, proclaim The first reading is one of Jeremiah's laments in from the housetops. which he cries out to God for justice against his They are also not to be afraid to acknowledge enemies who have denounced and persecuted him .Jesus before the world because its threats can only because of the horror of his message. Jeremiah has deprive the body of life but cannot destroy the soul just been imprisoned, beaten:and put in stocks for which is protected by the Father's loving care. To announcing that the I~ity of Jerusalem is going to be assure his disciples of the Father's providential love destroyed for its crimes against God and neighbor. Jesus uses a parable drawn from nature. His message to all has been "Terror on every side!" " Are not two sparrows sold for next to In this lament we are taken into Jeremiah's own nothing? Yet not a single sparrow falls to the heart where he struggles with the unpopularity, isoground without your Father's consent. As for lation and vulnerability that his mission has brought you, every hair of your head has been counted; him. He hears "the whisperings of many" who so do not be afraid of anything. You are worth denounce him for the message, 'Terror on every more than an entire flock of sparrows. side!', and watch for any misstep on his part. In his With this assurance we should have the courage to agony, Jeremiah's only consolation is his faith in the acknowledge Christ's kingdom before the world. Lord as a mighty warrior who will rise up to vindiJesus warns us that our judgment before the Father cate him against his persecutors: "But the Lord is will be based on this. with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors Whoever acknowledges me before men I will will stumble, they will not triumph." By the end of acknowledge before my Father in heaven. the lament, Jeremiah is already praising the Lord for Whoever disowns me before men I will disown rescuing him. "Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, For before my Father in heaven. he has rescued the life of the poor from the power of , the wicked!" In the Romans reading, Paul continues his proclamation of how the death and resurrection of Jesus June 24: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3,13-15; Acts have brought salvation for all humanity. He uses a 13:2~-26; Lk 1:57-66,80 typological contrast between Adam, the type for fallen humanity, and Christ, the antitype for reJune 25: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11,14-21,31-35a,36; deemed humanity. Just as the disobedient act of the Ps 48:2-4,10-11; Mt 7:6,12-14 one man, Adam, unleashed sin and death, like two June 26: 2 Kgs 22:8-13;23:1-3; Ps 119:33demonic characters, into the world and brought condemnation in that all fell into sin, so the obedient 37,40; Mt 7:15-20 act of Christ, the new man, has brought the gift of June 27: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1-5,8-9; Mt righteousness and grace. P!lul's emphasis is on the 7:21-29 confidence Christians should have in the gracious gift of God. . June 28: 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-6; Mt But the gift is not like the offense. For if by 18:1~4 Vigil Peter &Paul, Apostles, Act 3:1-10; the offense ofthe one man all died, much more Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound for all. June 29: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm The gospel sel.ection continues Matthew's mis4;6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19 sionary discourse in which Jesus is sending his disciJune 30: 2 Kgs 4:8-11,14-16a; Ps 89:2ples out to proclaim the arrival of the kingdom and to heal the sick. In this section, Jesus has just warned 3,16-19; Rom 6:3-4,8-11; Mt 10:37-42 . them that they will be hated and persecuted for the
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Problem is'no'laughing matter Dear Dr. Kenny: Our 8-year-old soils his pants at least every other night and sometimes at school, which is very embarrassing to him. We've tried everything. ' I am divorced. It's worse right after visitation with his father,who likes to indulge in bathroom talk and thinks dirty pants are funny. I'm at my wits' end. -New York '
your son evaluated by a pediatrician and a psychologist. The pediatrician can look for any structural prob, lems in the bowel and provide relief if chronic constipation has led to painful bowel movements. The psychologist can look for emotional reasons that lie behind tIJe soiling and suggest other appropriate ways to deal with it.
Soiling (known as "encopresis") in an 8-year-old is a serious symptom. The sooner it is correctly diagnosed and stopped, the better. Here are some dos and don'ts: Don't demean or make fun of him. The kids at ' With Dr. James & school probably do enough of that. It is very hurtful and unlikely to motivate him to stop. Mary Ke.nny Don't blame or punish him. I am certain he does not find this habit pleasant, arid I ,doubt ,that it is under his conscious and voluntary control. Finally, you suggest that dad may be at fault Don't give him long lectures. No matter how corbecause of his overt encouragement. Tell dad that rect you are in what you say, the time and attention soiling is' serious at your son's age, both medically provide a perverted kind of reward. and socially. In no way is it funny. Do indicate briefly that you have confidence in his If that does not stop him, have the pediatrician or ability to gain control of his bowels eventually. . psychologist convey the message. If dad still persists Do give hinl'a token reward each time that he has a in making light of the matter, put the message in bowel movement on the toilet. writing. . Your written message should carry weight w:,th the Do give him another token reward for each judge when custody and visitation are re-evaliiated. "clean" day at school and one more for each "clean" Don't demean or punish your son. Reward him day'and night at home. with small tokens for any success. Good luck in Try this dol don't plan for one month. If the soildealing with a difficult problem. . ing does not decrease significantly, you should have
Just another wonder from our Creatfor On the other hand, maybe it was the marine verI was not more than four feet under water when I sion of rock crab fur ball. Yet again, if we put it back, sa wit - a golf-ball-sized blob of life just s~sp~nded SAN ANTONIO Archbishop Patrick Flores gives a gui- . there, floating along. It darn near bumped my dive Spaceship Waterball didn't seem to stand a chance tar to Luis Valdez of St. Agnes Parish in San Antonio. The mask.. against an eel looking for marine confection. Higharchbishop has handed out more than 1,000 in a fjve-year speed maneuvering was not its thing. I dive the waters of Puget Sound for a living, so it's Perhaps the radiating lights were a caution signal delightfully frequent for me or one of our sons to promotion urging young people to pick up the musical instrufor other salt water creatures: "Eat me at your own bump into underwater wonders, but this was somement and put down guns and violence. (CNS/ Ciarrocchi peril." thing out of the ordinary. ' photo) It was like God had plunked a luminescent, translucent Christmas tree decoration right in my face. I c~rralled it in my dive mittens, slowly popped to the surface and called to my son' to toss me a sawed-off SAN ANTONIO(CNS)- After usual cost. He also happily accepts . plastic pop bo'ttle we use for bailing water. Actually "it" was shaped exactly like a football. It five years of urging children to say used guitars, many of which are even had a half dozen "seams" running from tip to "yes" to guitars and "no" to guns repaired for the program. Over five years, 1,160 guitars ,tip, only these radiating fuselage markings were and crime-related activities, Arch_ . bishop Patrick F. Flores of San have been donated to 36 parishes. blinking in unison. Dan Morris I'm talking light. Tinsy, bitsy blinks of light. Antonio has seen a small summer Many of the youngsters who started We threw a tarp over us so we could view the wee program mushroom far beyond through the" Archbishop's Music Then we were quiet. For a few moments we :;imply Academy" are now accomplished life form in the dark as it bumped its way around its his expectations. watched this mystery of life delightedly bumble As he handed out 200 new gui- musicians not only in church choirs Seven-U p-bottle aquarium. . his/ her or its way around the bottle. It seer-Jed to but in other musical groups. Yet again, it resembled a minuscule version of an tars to pastors, choir leaders and enjoy the company, or at least was not put off by it. other parish representatives in -May, "M usic is one of the tiest ways of advertising blimp, complete with pulsing light. This We talked about the unimaginable cleverness and the archbishop reflected on how developing pride, discipline and promotion seemed to cry, "Special creative God at . power and beauty in creation. It's so abundant the program began. spirit, and a great way of bringing work here!" "A group of city officials, includ- out the positive in the individual," We observed Spaceship ,Waterball for quite a ' from rain forests to ever-so-delicate.flower buds on the "weeds" that plant themselves in sidewalk cracks. ing then- Mayor Nelson Wolff, and said Mary Esther Bernal, m~sic' while. Who can only wonder what passing boaters It is appreciated when our Maker drops a £,pecial locl,ll church leaders and myself director'at San Fernando Cathed- tho.ught - two people standing on deck visiting example in our faces to underscore the point: were trying to come up with ways ral and board member of the San animatedly under a tarp? of keeping kids active in a healthy Antonio Independent School DisWe were torn between returning Spaceship WaterWe wondered if we should take it to 'the state way during the long summer days," trict. ball to Puget Sound and bringing it home to share marine biology lab for identification, or maybe to he said. "There were a lot of good Archbishop Flores, who said he the University of Washington folks. with our friends. Now, you sec, we have done both. programs around, but they were. would rather see/a guitar in somenever enough." one's hands than a gun, said involveA few days later, the leader of a ment with a musical group can fledgling parish musical project provide a sense of belonging and came to Archbishop Flores to say replace the need for gang memberthat the project "had the students ship. and the teachers - but no guitars." "It's up to us to provide good "How many do you need'!" the opportunities" for young people, archbishop asked., "420!" was the he told Today's Catholic, his.archdiocesan newspaper. response. The following Sunday, ArchbiUnder the terms of Archbishop shop Flores mentioned his need Flores' program, a student who for used guitars during a nationally attends guitar lessons and practite.levised Mass at San Fernando ces for six months gets to keep the Cathedral in San Antonio. Within guitar. Of the 1,160 guitars given a day, he had received 168 guitars. out thus far,only nine have been ' Several thousand dollars in dona- repossessed. , tions rolled in, enough to fill the That's music to the archbishop's needs of that first musical group. ears. .Since then, when friends ask him what he would like for a Christmas gift, he doesn't mind saying, "Money." Asked what he FATHER RICHARD W. Beaulieu was honored with a reception this week for his 12 I'Tbe·,ha.rv.QSit~gOOdbll~ will buy, he replies, "Guitars. Guiyears of service as diocesan Director of Education. Father Beaulieu is leaving the department, lab(}r~i's are .sc.ce~B~g tars for the kids." '
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Can you create the life you 'want? Everyone must have at least one relative like some I have known - the person who talks in great detail about her current problem. You try to empathiz(: or even offer advice, and she is grateful. But then she calls some other member of the family and carries on just as lengthily as she did with you. ] learned long ago that talking endlessly about a problem was a sure way not to solve it. ] taught that lesson to my children too. We had a rule in the house: We would spend no more than five minutes talking about a problem. After that we'd spend our energy and time trying to find a solution to the problem. Not long ago] met Pat Hudson, a psychologist and author of a book titled "Making Friends With Your Unconscious Mind." She and] had lunch and discussed scores of subjects that writers love to talk about, one being how easy it is to get stuck in a problem instead of working for its resolution. Flashing a smile, she told me she had long thought about that, and, in fact, her latest book was on that exact topic. The book is called "The Solution-Oriented Woman, Creating the Life You Want" (Norton), and] have just finished reading it. From the first pages, I found myself saying "bravo." Hudson tells us right off that she, like many other professionals, was hooked on the belief that the way to solve problems was "to uncover the pivotal event that had left the person so screwed up in the first place." By September 1981, she already. had spe~t nine years helping people excavate theIr pasts m search of that pivotal event. Then she learned that "psychological e>;planations are like a snarl of strings" and involve an exhausting and long search. "Solution-oriented therapists," on the other hand, "help you find your way" to where you really want and need to go, "rather than focusing on what made you this way," Hudson explains. Reading Hudson's book is like having a conversa-
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tion with the author, who is frankly honest about the problems she has had to deal with in her life, including being the single parent offour children. From her 20-plus years of psychiatric practice and counseling women via a cal1-in radio show, she has moved far beyond analyzing what is wrong to focusing on making it right.
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for all in need of a knead ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) ~ Outdoor baseball is a slice of heaven on a warm night. When you add a massage from Sister Rosalind Gefre at a St. Paul Saints game, it is a slice of paradise. As the Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet massaged her first customer of the season, a good halfhour before the game began, she said, "I remember the first time I was here, and no one would sit on the chairs. Now we are starting early." Rich Ross melted into the massage chair'as Sister Gefre worked her magic on his back, neck, shoulders, arms and head. Ross, who oversees production for the FX cable channel, which is producing a documentary on the Saints, said, "She has a Christian spirit and healing hands." As he handed Sister Gefre $7 for his IO-minute muscle miracle at her "Stress Red uction Zone," Ross took in the sight of ballplayers warming up and vendors hawking their wares and said, "It's a nice combination on a beautiful night." Tim Whaley, the Saints' operations director, told the Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, that he came up with the idea of ballpark massages in a brainstorming session with others in the organization. He said Saints' owner Mike Veeck wanted a variation on the haircuts offered' in the stands at
Chicago White Sox games when Veeck's father, Bill, owned the club. After looking in the Yellow Pages, Whaley got in touch with Sister Gefre, who runs two massage schools, in St. Paul and Rochester, and five massage centers in the Twin Cities. -"I spent 10 minutes on the phone with her, and I knew it would work," he said. "She didn't know much about baseball, and I don't know if she still does, but she loves the family environment. She's part of the show and everybody expects Sister to be here." "Every time I come to the game, the game almost becomes secondary," said Pat Lang, a member of St. Joseph parish in West St. Paul who got his first massage as a Christmas gift a few years ago. "[Sister Rosalind] is such wonderful lady and she does a great job." Her massage chair stays busy all game long. Three other massage professionals were set up around Midway Stadium, but most people preferred Sister Gefre, who has been at almost all of the 40 home games each of the past three seasons. The 67-year-old nun's ministry of massage started in 1983. She first did massage for residents in nursing homes, nurses at hospitals, people in hospices and people with AIDS. Then came her schools and centers.
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SISTER ROSALIND Gefre massages the back of a young baseball fan during a recent St. Paul Saints game in St. Paul, Minn. The nun is so popular at the ballpark that people line up, sometimes 20 at a time, for a: lO-minute massage. (eNS/ Hrbacek photo) Sister Gefre took up massage in a roundabourway. After 20 years路 of cooking for her community, she went into nursing. She became the
.took -her -to"get a massag~ i~ild received one herself. She said the , treatment took away an internal chest pain she had suffered with for 20 years. After her mother died, Sister Gefre began training as a masseuse. "What we do is tremendous ministry," she said. "Every time, before Jesus healed anybody" he touched them." '~Massage, for a long time, had been a laughingstock," she said, out by her working at the Saints games "the publicity and the f:ducation have been tremendous.'" She recalled that on the first day at a Saints game, people said that it was "too public." After the third game, people were standing 10, 13 and 20 in line," she added. In her work with patients, she has heard a 14-year-old tell her he was ready to meet the Lord and had others break down in tears about a death in the family, problems at work or concern about a loved one. "When you have time with them, people share things they'v,e nt:ver, shared before. There's healing," Sister Gefre said. People often ask her to pray with and for them, even at the ballpark, she said. She added she never p.ushes prayer on anyone, but she always asks for a hug at the end of a massage. "You can bring them to holiness through touch," Sister Gefre said. ''I'm a people person, and .it's satisfying to know people get off that chair and feel better."
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JOE KEMPER, the first permanent deacon or~ained in the United States, celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ordination this year. He is still active in serving historic St. Mary's Church in Charleston, S.c. (CNS/ Barra photo)
Permallent deacon reipairs his 'diocese CHARLESTON, S.C.(CNS) - His strong hands and one severed finger are the only clues ' that 87-year-old Joe K(:rnper is a carpenter. But the gold and velvet dalmatic he wears as he goes about his duties on the altar at historic St. Mary's Church in Charleston indicates his other responsibilities. Kemper is a permanent deacon, the first of three men olrdained in the first class of perma.nent deacons in the United Stat(:s. He will celebrate his 25th anniversary of ordination in August. He serves in the oldest Catholic parish in the Carolinas, founded in 1789. One of II children, he worked the first half of his adult life as a cabinet maker, an aircraft factory worker during World War 11 and a mechanic. But Kemper's life changed when his wife died of colon cancer in 1958. Their four children were grown by then, and he was carpenter and handyman at a New Jersey parish, where he met the late Msgr. Charles L. Elslander, who got him interested in the lay apostolate and in the mission churches of the South. Kemper moved to South Carolina and became an invaluable aide to Charleston Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler, who died in 1993. "I was proud to work with him," Kemper told The New Catholic Miscellany, newspaper of the Charleston diocese. "He did so much for the poor alOd underprivileged." Franciscan Sister Maigread Conway, a parish pastoral administrator, met Kemper some 30 years ago. "It was an edification to me to see a lay person give his life over so extensively to the diol;cse, especially at that time," she recalled. The future deacon worked aIL over the statewide diocc:se, repair-
ing and rebuilding rectories, churches, schools and hospitals. "He was so marvelous with wood, he put the high school back in shape," said Msgr. Robert J. Kelly, rector of Bishop England High School when Kemper worked on the aging building. "And he is spiritually gifted too," he said. "He has given his life to the church. Joe Kemper is a gift." Bishop Unterkoefler, who was instrumental in establishing the permanent diaconate in the United States, was named its first director when the diaconate was restored by Pope Paul VI in 1967. Even though Kemper lacked enough formal education to qualify for the diaconate, the bishop told him that the pope wanted him . to be ordained. Kemper was sent to. St. John's University in Minnesota for two years and was ordained Aug. 10, 1971, the feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. . Bishop Unterkoefle~ proceeded alphabetically through the minor orders and vows of I obedience, according to the deacon, but when he got to the laying on <;If hands, he ordained Kemper first of the three. For 22 of his 25 years in the , diaconate Kemper has worked closely with 'Msgr. Joon A. Simonin, pastor of St. Mary's. "He is really devoted to th~ diaconate and I have always been happy to allow him to do everything a deacon is permitted to do," the pastor said. "If I didn't have Joe, I don't know what I'd have done," he added. '
Betty Hendricks, secretary at St: Mary's, said Kemper serves at daily Mass and twice on Sunday, in addition to leading a Saturday night rosary and Lenten stations of the cross. He also does carpentry work and repairs for the parish. Kemper, who has eight grandchildren and fiv(: great-grandchildren, credits the Holy Spirit with his years of service. "I was just the hammer or the saw," he said. "He did all the work." And the work continues. Kemper can be seen any morning at old St. Mary's altar, serving and smoothing the altar linen with his carpenter's hands.
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VOLUNTEER LEE Ingalls, left, visits MadoOl:1a Manor, North Attleboro resident Mary Loring, an avid reader, with her book cart. The diocesan nursing homes recently honored volunteers with celebrations.
EMILY PELCZARSKI finds helping others very rewarding. In fact, she logged 500 hours volunteering in the Marian Manor, Taunton, medical records department last year. She was named Volunteer of the Year during Marian Manor's recent Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
EVERY MONDAY, Wednesday and Friday, Our Lady's Haven, FairLED A BRAULT, front, a resident at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall haven volunteer Dorothy Fortin pre.pares the morning coffee social. He're, stIe River, is visited by Claire and Lillian Morissette (standing), volunteers at the shares a laugh with resident Irene Hyde. ·home. The sisters, along with other. dedicated volunteers, were honored.
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the hospital throughout the 1995 fiscal year. "As we continue our 90th anniversary celebration, the hospital's d€~dicated volunteers truly exemplify Saint Anne's tradition and mission of car, ing for our community. The volunteers' invaluable contri~ hutions ensure that Saint Anne's pro"ides not only high quality care:, but a caring and compassionate healing envir, onment," said Betty Novacek, Director of Volunteers. Volunteers assist th~ hospi, tal in a wide variety of ways, including transporting patients, delivering flowers, staffing and managing the gift shop, distri, buting magazines and meal trays, serving as patient.advo~ cates and providing adminis,. trative support to all depart, ments. JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS at Saint Anne's Hospital recently recognized for over ~50 hours ofservice t<;> the hospital are, left to right, Pamela Costa, Somerset; Darlene Gray, Fall River; Jillian Collard, Tiverton; Elizabeth Soares, Fall River; and Christine Bigielow, Berkley. .
Saint Anne's Hospital hon,ors volunteers Two hundred and fifty volun~ ored at the annual Volunteer teers at Saint Anne:'s Hospital, Recognition and Awards lun, Fall River, were recentlyhon~ cheon and junior volunteers ored for their dedication and were honored at a special prayer committed service to the hospi~ service. The two groups con, tal. tributed respectively 25,189 Senior volunteers were hon, and 3,001 hours bf service to'
Bertha LaChance of Fall River was specially recognized for volunteering at the hospi, tal for the last 29 years, giving a total of 10,000 hours of ser~ vice. She was presented with a sterling silver medal of St. Anne. Valerie Foley of Fall River was also honored' for volunteering 7,000 hours over the past 34 years.. Other senior volunteers who received awards for 1,000 or more hours of service are Phyllis Chrupcala, 6,000 hours; Rita Bernier, 5,000 hours; Rita Romanowicz, 4,000 hours; Cecile Masse, 3,000 hours;
H'lIndreds have called her 'Ma' LAFAYETTE, La. (CNS) When you have been a "mother" to more than 860 young women, it is surely no exaggeration to say that every day is Mother's Day. That is the unique record of Elita "Ma" Cormier of Carencro, who for 15 years was a substitute mother to young, unwed, pregnant girls and women. "She shar.ed her heart and home with so many young women who chose life' for their babies," said Paulette .Boudreaux of Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Lafayette. "We honor her for giving so much to all these young women." During a special Mass at her parish church of St. Peter in Carencro, Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell of Lafayette presented the Bishop's Medal for Devoted Service to Cormier. "We can't all tak(: in 800 people," the bishop said. "We don't all have that ability, that patience, that kind of faith and love. "The church is grateful, the community is grateful, but most of all these girls are grateful," he added. In an earlier interview with the Acadiana Catholic, ulfayette diocesan newspaper, Cormier recalled the days when there were 20 or 30 young women at a time living at her rural home. One was only II. A 12-year-old had twins. Five young women went in labor on the same night. "We were all thl~re helping," said Jeanette Dugas, one of three Cormier daughters. "When she was overfilled, we would take some of the girls home with us."
Cormier, whose husband died in 1977, began the w6rk in Novembel' 1970, after her 19-year-old son was killed in an accident. Catholic Social Services asked her to take in one unmarried girl who had no place to go whi Ie she 'waited for her baby to be born. Three weeks later she took another girl, "and it just kind of got started like that." Her mothering mixed love and discipline. The girls were given chores - cooking, cleaning and laundry - and were expected to make their beds. Not all were used to such a regimen. I When one' who had rebelled at making her bed wedt to bed in the evening, she found It stripped. "If you don't make it, you can't sleep i
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in it," Cormi(:r told her. That was ttie end of that act of defiance. There was a nightly rosary and weekly hom(: Mass. 'Protestants were always invited to attend but not required. Cormier, who has cancer, retired from taking in girls about 10 years ago. She still hears from many of the girls by way of phone calls, wedding invitations or "homecoming" visits. Recently a 17-year-old boy visited Cormier in her home. He came with his adoptive parents to see where his birth mother had lived while she awaited his birth. He wanted to meet the woman who had given her so much care. "That was the most wonderful thing, to see a young boy who cared about his mother so much, and to see the people who had adopted him so willing to bring him here," she said. "It's such a beautiful thing." There's another memory that moves Cormier to tears, that of a young pregnant woman who stayed two months in her home, then left to have an abortion. "I told her to think about what she was doing," Cormier said. "I said, 'Let's pray together. God's going -to help you.' But she left anyway. She was the only one. I still pray for her. "Children make you cry," Cormier added. "But there are tears of sadness and tears of joy. Most have been tears of joy. This has been a house full of love. If I could do it all over ~gain, I surely would."
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'-'--'israel';s 'cio'sed 'borders' 'ca use 'hardship:s
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip(CNS) - The Israeli closure of borders has made Gaza ajail, said a representative of the U.S, bishop's relief and development agency. \ . "The closure has affected'everything," said Sabah Serraj, Catholic Relief Services representative in ,Qaza, "But the main effect has been on the workers, Unemployment is over 60 percent. Farmers can't sell their produce to Israel. In the past months, Gaza has become a jail." Most of the stores in the main streets of Gaza are closed, and those that are open have no customers. Men sit on chairs on the sidewalks staring at the cars that drive by, and a few children scamper in the street, but there are few people in the commercial area.: Israel imposed a closure on the West Bank and Gaza in March following a week of terrorist bus MOTHER AND daughters: Jamileh Aranky, in white bombings that left some 60 people blouse, stands with three of her eight daughters, from left, dead, and 100 people injured. In early June, the Israelis eased Hanan, Sahar and Sawsan, and granddaughter Tala, left forethe closure by,allowing some 32,000 ground. (eNS photo) additional Palestinian la,borers back to their jobs in Israel. In In'West Bank village: addition, some 350 Palestinian merchants were allowed into Israel. Only married men over the age of 35 were permitted.to return, The Israeli government says the ,BIR ZEIT, West Bank (CNS) public health in the United States; closure will be maintained until - When West Bank villager Jamil- Sahar, 31, is an accountant; Sawtheir security concerns are met. eh Aranky gave l,>irth to her sev- san, 29, earned a master's in indusBut recently in East Jerusalem, enth daughter 24 years ago, fellow trial pharmacology in' France; one would-be terrorist, an Iranian villagers consoled her; two years Abeer Aranky-Nasser, 26, is a who had used a stolen British later when her eighth and final dentist with a clinic in Bir Zeit and passport to enter the country, wa's daughter was born, they looked at has one daughter; Lulu, 24, gradseverely injured when the bomb he uated with a degree in business her with pity. was working on also exploded. At the same time that she was administration from Bir Zeit UnjOn June 9'an Israeli couple was having one daughter after another, versity; and Hanan, 22, is studying Killed in a, drive-by-shooting as a neighborhood womanwas hav- sociology at the university. they returned from a wedding late "Only one of the 'eight boys born ing sons at the same rate. She was at night. Witnesses said the attackto the other family earned a uni, warmly admired. ing car fled toward Hebron, the versity degree. last Palestinian city under Israeli "Many people were sad for me. "Now the people who pitied me When they came to see me they come to me and tell me, 'Your girls control. Serraj said that in Gaza,-every would say "Poor Jamileh,''' said are wonderful.' Now they say eight day people come to her office askMrs. Aranky, now 60, "I made a girls are better than eight boys," ing for food and money, CRS has promise to myself to prove to eve-, . said Mrs. Aranky with a smile. joined the Gaza Zak~h Islamic rybody that there' is no difference The most important thing their Charitable Committee to provide between boys and girls: that one of mother gave them, said Hanan an emergency food program for my girls would be better than eight and her sisters, is self-confidence, the most impoverished. boys." "My mother was always differSome 3,200 Christiarts live in Mrs. Aranky and her late hus- ent. She was active with v'olunteer Gaza. The majority are Greek band were determined that all their work and didn't just stay home," Orthodox, and about 200 are da ughters would earn university said Hanan. Roman Catholic. ' degrees and positions of respect in Mrs, Aranky' is a member of During the intifada, or Palesti" 'their community, . Immaculate Conception parish in nian upris'ing, CRS and the Zakah In it society where most women Bir Zeit and is president of the Committee worked together. When get married young, or at the most Legion of Mary. She has been a the Palestinian National Authorreceive bachelor degrees, all the member of the Bir Zeit Women's ity took over Gaza, the food proAranky sisters went to college, and Charitable Society for 26 years. gram was phased out. four continued with graduate stu"I have faith in God, and when I Now, said Serraj, residents need dies. sent my girls to study I said to it again. The money families receive Sana, 37, studied. law in Iraq; God, 'This is your daughter. Take from the Ministry of Social WelMaha Aranky-Nasser, 35, studied care of her,''' she said. fare is simply not enough, she said, Sawsan, who spent two years physical education in Iraq al1d but in order to help as many peonow lives with her husband and studying in Europe, said, "In a ple as possible, families can receive two children in Jordan; Suhad, 33, society where it is very difficult, assistance from only one source. is completing a master's degree in our mother gave us our liberty." "N 0 one' expected it to get this bad," added Barbara Willett of CRS in Jerusalem. "We have funding for development but not much emergency funding," ,'On her visits to Gaza, Willett brings a check for whatever sum is . available and passes it on to Hazem Saraj, director of the Zakah Committee, who then purchases food and'distributes it to needy families. The'y haye ali!;t of8,500 families . who need "assislance, Sa raj .. '. said,"":" '. . ~'EverY' week we. help different families,'" he said. :"in the past three months we are passing the most diffic'ult time we've had in 10 years. Because 'of the closure, people who klrdhin'kihg of investing aren't putting money in. 6fhe sitliation is very comp.1ica,ted politically, .. , e<;9uomically ana socially,:,. ' ."" ,
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Many' of the nongovernmental organizations who two years ago used to provide help have closed their programs, said Saraj. Some programs still give families money but not enough to buy food for a month, Sabah Serraj said. "The number of needy families increases at the same time we have no way to help them," said Hazem Saraj. Supplies are available, but people simply lack the money to buy them, Sabah Serraj said. A 130pound bag of flour costs $30 and a family receives only $60 monthly from the Ministry of Social Welfare. One bag is hardly enough to ,feed a family of se'ven or eight
people for a month, since hread is one of their staple foods, she noted. "Many donor countries ~:ome to Gaza to make projects, but people want to feed their family -~ what can they do with a garden?" asked Serraj. However, Father Manuel Musallam, a local parish priest, sees it differently. He said Gaza residents are coping. "No one is dying from hunger. There are enough hospitals, enough surface to move in and ,~nough hope to live on," said Father M usallam. "One year ago it was moredifficult. We don't W,lOt others to weep for us or have pity on us. We can now face the difficulties with more serenity than before."
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Those who do not believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary was free from original sin have separated themselves from the Catholic·faith, Pope John Paul II said. Pope Pius IX solemnly pro" claimed the doctrine of the hnmaculate Conception in 1854 after widespread consultation with the world's bishops and with a commission of theological experts, the pope said June 12. Within the context of .examining Mary's role in salvation history, Pope John Paul had spent several weeks explaining the doctrine during his weekly general audiences. Tanned from an unannounced escape June II to the w,?ods of oOran Sasso outside of Rome, the pope met German- and' Polishspeaking people in St. Peter's Basilica and thousands of visitors from the rest of the world in the Paul VI Audience Hall. A heat wave forced the end of springtime audiences in St. Peter's Square.
Asserting that Mary's freedom from sin was a "doctrine n~vealed by God," Pope Pius declared that it must be "firmly and constantly believed by all the faithful," Pope John Paul said. "Consequently, one who does not make the teaching his Clwn, or who holds an opinion contrary to it, 'founders in the faith' and 'separates himself from Catholic unity," the pope said. The 1854 proclamation -did not' say that Mary was the only person God had preserved from si.n from the moment of conception, "how- . ever,. that can' be intuited from it," he said. . It wasn't until99 years later that Pope Pius XII said Mary's Immaculate <;:onception was a "very singula'r' privifege which was never accorded to another person," Pope John Paul said: The pope said his predet:essor's 1953 statement excluded "the possibility, held by some with very little foundation," that St. Joseph also was free from sin.
Bishop urges internationlal aid for Liberian refugeE~s WASHINGTON (CNS) - The these refugees is a great one, and United States and the international we call on the international comcommunity must help the nations munity to assist the countries of of West Africa 'ease "the misery West Africa in upholdin,5 these and strife" facing Liberian refu- basic principles of refugee protecgees, said the head of the U.S. tion and asylum," he added. bishops' International Policy ComIt is estimated that more than mittee. 150,000 Liberians have died and Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of another 1.5 million have been left Worcester, Mass., said in a state- homeless as a result of a civil war ment released May 20 that the which has ravaged that West AfriU.S. role should include admitting can nation for the past six years. The U.S. Catholic Conference Liberian asylum seekers to the United States. "expresses its deep gratitude for The statement was prompted by the immense burden which the a situation in which Ghana initially regional countries have carried as , refused to grant asylum to 1.500 a result of this conflict, an.;! urges Liberi,!ns aboard leaki.n·g freight-' that they continue to ... receive er off the Ghanian coast. Ghana these asylum seekers, at least in eventually accepted the 'Liberian temporary asylum until their safe refugees May i4. .". return can be assured," Bishop Bishop Reilly also cr-iticized the Reilly said. 'Headded that tile U.S. governWest African peacekeepll)gforce" knowna~ ECOMQG, fo'r report~ ment should "take the lea:d with edly closing the port of Monrovia, t-he international community in the capital of Liberia. seeking a resolution to thi~: ongo"One of the foremost principles· ing refugee crisis." . of international law is"the princi~ ' I n' addition to admitting l i..iberpIe that individuals have the'tight ian asylum seekers, the United to flee their countries," the bishop Stat~s ,sh6uld order its: military said. "We believe that in accor- ships in the area "to r'ender necesdance with this general principle. sary assistance arid provide for , of il)ternational'law_, it js not .. p-"rescue operations (or refug~~s at,propriate_for ECQM99 to inter-. t~.mpt\ng to· flee Liber.iashould dict legitimate flight. . ~ .... iHeir vess,els c·om'e into distress at ~ ,~',But, the burden' dfassisiilig sea;;'- the'bishop 'said. . :
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. THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 21, 1996 devotion and it leads to devotion to the Eucharist and to Mary." "We must get our youth to understand what the Eucharist really is," added Maggie Sweeney, director of the National Coordinating Center for the Apostohite Alliance of the Two Hearts, which is located in Hyannis, and a member of Our Lady of Victory parish, Center-
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ATTENDING THE workshop on Eucharistic devotions at Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown last weekend were (from left):. David Wroe, Apos'tolate Alliance Project Coordinator; Father James McCurry, OFM, Conv., National Dire~tot, Militia Immaculatae; Bishop Sean O'Malley; Maggie Sweeney;National Coordinating Center for the Apostolate Alliance director; and Laurie Larsen-Silva of Corpus Christi parish, E. Sandwich. (Anchor/ Jolive:t photo)
Representatives from 20 dioce- include keeping a cellular phone at san parishes attended the work- hand in case of emergencies. shop. Also in attendance were Bishop O'Malley addressed the Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., gathering, expressing delight at episcopal advisor for the Aposto- _the renewal of devotion to the late Alliance, Msgr. Thomas J. Sacred Heart. "People's faith in Harrington, appointed by the the Eucharist hl,is been diminished," bishop to oversee' the diocesan he said. "The reason the Catholic program of Eucharistic devotion, Church has the Eucharist is because and guest speaker 'Father James Jesus gave us the priesthood." He McCurry, OFM Conv., Alliance asked that tbe Sacred Heart and coordinator and' national director Immaculate Heart devotions be of the Militia Iinmaculatae. linked with prayers for vocations. The bishop expressed hope that "The workshop will let the lay a resurgence of adoration of the people of the diocese know the Blessed Sacrament also would be nuts and bolts of a successful 24- accompanied. by -revitalization of hour adoration ofthe Blessed Sac- the sacrament of penance. rament and a heightened devotion "The only two human hearts to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in heaven right now are beating the Immacula.te Heart of Mary," said Msgr. Harrington. Part of those of Jesus and Mary, His mother," said .Father McCurry, that "nuts and bolts" operation is who has brought his message to making sure that the Blessed SacCatholic radio and television. "We rament is being adored at all times must help people get their hearts in and ensuring that the church and the right place - between the its occupants are safe. Precautions Hearts of Jesus and Mary."
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Explaining the alliance between the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the priest said "The Word took a human heart, and within the womb it beat side by side with another heart, his mother's." Father McCurry said most people realize that reverence of the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has diminished greatly, but offered a solution. "Whenever there is a problem in devotion to the Eucharist, the' remedy liesin a heightened devotion to the Sa~red Heart of Jesus. God stirs up this p
ville. David Wroe, also of Our Lady of Victory parish, is project coordinator for the Alliance. For more information on devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary and on adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, call or write the Apostolate Alliance at 570 Main St., rear, Hyannis, 02601, tel. 775-7377.
At Holy Apostles, men from all parts of the country are preparing to serve the Church in a great number Of dioceses and religious communities. Later vocations are welcome. For information about our programs, CALL (800) 330-7272.
Wo:rkshop seeks to spur devotions By Dave Jolivet Anchor Staff Last weekend at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown, the ~postolate Alliance of the Two Hearts sponsored a workshop to inform lay persons how to begin and sustain monthly 24-hour adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on First Fridays and Saturd'!ys each month. The hope is to increase awareness throughout the dioc,ese of the real presence of Jesus in ahe Eucharist, of devotion to the Sa.cred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and of pr~lyer for vocations. The Apostolate Alliance is a cooperative effort of Sacred Heart and Marian apostolates direction of religious orders in the Catholic Church. Its purpose is to bring about the conversion, sanctification and salvation of all by increasing union with and devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart.
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St. Mary's School, New Bedford 99 students were honored for their academic achievements during the 1995-96 school year at an awards night program: Erin Dubois of grade 8 received the Sister Louise Angele Chouinard Christian Service Award for 1996. Monsignor John J. Oliveira presented the school's first Dedicated Service Award to Everett "Pepere" Sowle. Mr. Sowle has been a school volunteer for 12 years and has missed very few days in the time span. Through the years, "Pepere" has helped countless children ti~ their . shoes, open milk cl,lrtons and walk up the stairs. He accept,ed his award to a standing ovation. An appearance by Ms. Frizzle of Magic School Bus fame was a highlight of a recent book fair at St. Mary's. She read some of her adventures and helped judge a door decorating contest about the love of reading. MEMBERS OF the delegation from Bishop Stang High , Students gathered together durSchool pose with their Blue Ribbon Award flag onthe steps of ing May to pray the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary and honor the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mary by crowning her statue. Studerts in grade 2 were visited by Lorraine Phenix and her guide dog Holly. Mrs, Phenix~hared her STEPHANIE PAVAO (top photo), grade 8 at St. Mary's , relationship with her seeing-eye dog, and also brought some of her School, New Bedford, crowns the statue of Our Lady of household utensils so the children Fatima. (Bottom photo) Ms. Frizzle (Marie Levesque, school On May 29, the official repre- dent said, "On behalf of all the could see and feel them. parent and volunteer), of Magic School Bus fame is pictured sentatives of Bishop Stang' High American people, we thank 'you, with (from left) Sean Racine, Amanda Allain, Brandon School, No. Dartmouth, President we are proud of you, and we hope '. Teresa Dougall, Guidance Direc- that today you'll all be very proud' Girouard, Grae Arabasz, Danielle Lemieux, Danielle Levesque GODIS ANCHOR HOLDS and tor Kathleen Ruginis, and presi- ,of yourselves. What you are doing Jennifer B~noit at the St. Mary's School Book Fair. , dent-elect of the Student Council is building America's future." The entire Stang delegation (15 Chuck Burke passed through the gates of the White House to the in all) that made the trip to WashSouth Lawn to be part of a cerem- ington, attended various function~ ony honoring recipients of the during their four-day stay. One of U.S. Department of Education Blue the highlights of the trip was a Ribbon Schools Award. Stang was "class reunion" of Stang grads in one of only 36 Catholic schools the Maryland-Virginia area, atthe throughout the country to win the home of Stang alum Louis RodIn the summer issues of the Anchor, we will be introducing the seminarians who are currently serving award. rigues. of Burke, Virginia. Rodthe Diocese of Fall River. This gives us the opportunity to know who they are, and what they are doing. Dougall and Ruginis were for- rigues is the brother of Stang printunate to be seated in the second cipal Mary Ann Miske\. ' Please pray for them. The entire delegation represented row under the large tent, and Chuck was one of 42 students to win a the.school at a National Catholic lottery and be seated directly behind Education Assoc. breakfast. The Presid1::nt'Bill Clinton, Vice Presi- official d~legates attended the John Murray .. the sqn of Deacon , housing projects of Fall River as part Mexico, studying Spanish anj the dent Al Gore and' Secretary of '. awards luncheon and received, the Michael and Carol Muitay;' w'as ,of the Office for Evang.elization. He Mexican culture. " E~ucation ,Richard Riley: ' Blue Ribbon plaque and flag: . John has received much support 'Secretary Riley opened the cereCongressman Peter Blute wel- 'born in Brockton. ,He is the only also spent a summer in Pueblo, monies, followed by Vice Presi- corned and congratulated the No. ,son among four children.. He from his family and relatives dent Gore. President Clinton was Dartmouth contingentat his office has three sisters; Tara, Shan- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and enjoy,.> working with people - in the LongwQrth .Congressional the keynote speaker. non and Beth.'. " , to spread the Word of 路God. To the recipient schools the presi- Building. ', . ,John is a second year theolJohn noted that the s~mimlJ:Y exogy ,student at路 St. John Semiperience has given him ~ hener nar)' iI1 Brighton, and his home understanding of ,ministry and parish fs St. Ann's, Raynham. the vital role of prayer. (~n alumnus ,of .Coyle "I;tm especially encou:raged Cassidy High School,' Taunton, by the : fraternity that exists John ~as inv.ol~ed in student among 'the priests and the government for fou<Years. Af: warmth of the people," hesaid. ter g~aduating from high school, . This summer. John is ashe entered the seminary college.. signed to St. Mary's parish, In1994 he received a B.A. from Nantucket. .;. St. John's,with a major, in, phi, For more inform2:tion losophyand a minor \,~ English. about d,iscernipg a vocation, During the years spent in contact Father Craig college; he taught Special ReliPregana, Assistant Dir~ctor gious Education, worked with of Vocations, P.O. Box :~577, the youth ministry, ir{ Roxbury, Fail River, 02720, or call him PRESIDENT BILL Clinton congratulates the Blue Rib- the Children's Hospital and the at 675-1311. The Vocations bon Schools Award winners, including BishoP Stang High AIDS ministry in the ArchdioOffice is committed to helpSchool. The StaQg delegation attended the ceremonies on the cese of Boston. Last summer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ing young men ,and wllmen South Lawn' of the White House. (Photos courtesy of Bishop he was assigned to St. Michael's discern where' the Lord may Stang H.S.) , parish in Swansea and worked in the ' JOHN MURRAY be calling them.
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St. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River On June I, the Fal1 River Fire Museum sponsored a Jeopardy competition. The Grade 5 class from St. Jean Baptiste School, Fal1 River, emerged as champions. St. Jean's was one of two schools who qualified for the final competition among 10 other fifth grades throughout the city.
BISHOP FEEHAN High Schopl, Attleboro,principal George Milot has announced the six recipients of the Class of 2000 Principal's Scholarships, presented to the highest achievers on the entrance examin~tions. The winners are (from:left): Kenneth Williamson, Emily Wats,on, Scott Pettingell, Nicholas Siejakoski and Mered~th Benz. Missing from the photo is Amy . Markopolos.
Bishop Feehan High';'School, Attleboro Several studepts received awards " Daniell~ Szelag a,nd Lauren National Honor Sylvan Scholars at the annual Acadernic Awards Varga; Brian BentlyScho\arship Award - Douglas Varga; National Evening at Bishop Fl~chah High Award - Lauren HarrIs; Bausch &- Language Arts Olympiad - Richard School, Attleboro. Lomb Award - Krist~n Dissinger;, Sealy (I st), Elizabeth Dick and The top ten seniors (in alphabet- Boston Globe Schola~tic Award - Erin Salvolainen (tied for second); ical order) are: Eric Barlow, Jason Johanna Dery and Amie Plante National Latin Examination' ACollins, Timothy Flanagan, Heidi (gold key), Seth Bai (silver key), - wards, Cum Laude - Laura CheneHarris, Peter Hayden, Cristina Peter Shorrock,ElizabethScallon, vert and Melissfl Thomson, Magna Pacheco, Amie Plante, Claudia Christine Sansone and Jamie Head ' Cum Laude· Jane Coogan and Ricker, I)ebra WiUdnson and (honorable mentio.n); National Jennifer Svendsen, Summa Cum Kristen Yngve. C,ouncil Teachers of English Excel- Laude Gold Medal & Certificate College Book Awards: Brown ,Ience in Wr,itil)g Award - Courtney, Chtistina Pacl\eccg; National SpanUniversity Book Award'·' AlIiso'n Campbell' and 'AlIisl:m Rizzolo; ish Examination Award -Cristina A. Pacheco (honorable mention); Rizzolo; Bryant College Book Rensselaer Polytechnical Medal Award - Monika Rothenick;Regis College - Elizabeth Glillishaw; St. Kristin Dissin~:er; Rodman Ford Essay Award • Seana Murphy; Joseph College - Danielle Szelag; National Honor'Society inductions Salve Regina University - 'Marisa - Kyla Bennet, Lindsay Ciombor, Cuce; University of. Rochester David Finnegan, Allison Rizzolo, Xerox Award - Lauren Harris; 21 Century Book Award, Grade 9 Karen Roll, K~ltie Schroth, Sarah Madelana Tereszkiewicz; Grade Toto and Deid'Te Wall. Cristina A. Pacheco was the 10 - David Grof; Grade II - Mindy valedictorian and Erin Barlow was Morrill; Grade 12 - Nathan Borden. the salutatorian for the Bishop Special Certificates and Medals: Feehan High School Class of 199.6. 1996 Art All-State festival Artists
THI,S TEAM of fifth graders from St. Jean Baptiste School, fall River., would have made Alex Trebek proud. Th,ey w0!1 first place honors in a city-wide Jeopardy contest. The winners are (front row; from left): David Chippendale, Erin Anderson and Karen Sousa. (Back row, from left): Tina Charest, Teacher Timothy Tocilin and McKenzie Mello.
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PARENTS OF eighth graders lit candles from the Christ 'candle at Holy Name Church, New Bedford, during a class night ceremony June 12. The ceremony ended a "Love and Life Morality Series," taught by Marian Desrosiers; assistant director at the diocesan Pro-Life Office. The candles were given to the students as they made a commitment to chastity, symbolizing parental support of their decision. The course, not a sex education class, was taught to seventh and eighth graders and adds a spiritual element by calling students to a deeper relationship with Christ. (Anchorl Mills photo)
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GRADE FOL'R at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel S~hool, New Bedford recently visited the New Bedford City Hall. The students and their teacher, Miss Lina Louro, were invited to tour the building and visit with Mayor Rosemary Tierney. The OLMC contingent received a very informative tour from Mayor Tierney's assistant, Mr. Sylvia.
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Iteering pOintl WIDOWED GROUP, FR The group will meet on June 24 in' the St. Mary's School Hall at 7 p.m. Ann Mari~ Lauzon will speak on Aromatherapy. Information: Annette, tel. 679-3278. CHILD SAFETY PROGRAM Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts State Police are holding Project Kid Care June 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at 1021 Fall River Ave" Seekonk, and June 28 from 2 to 5 p,m. at 1'55-157 Pleasant St., Attleboro. Parents who bring their children receive a free passport-style booklet complete with a color photograph of their child.
ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR , Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to midnight. There is no Sunday adoration in July. CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HOME, FR CM H's community healthcare education series will host a program called "Women at Risk: Understanding and Supporting Women Experiencing Violence and Abuse in Their Lives," 6-8 p.m. on June 26 in the auditorium. All are invited.
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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Bible classes continue throughout the summer months on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. A Portuguese healing service with Mass will be held on June 23 at 2 p.m. The Coffee House will feature "Way Word" on June 22 at 6:30 p.m. "Mid-Life: A Time of New Beginnings" will be held on June 22 from 10 a.m, 'to 4 p.m. ,in the shrine' theater. The program will highlight mid-life as a very rich, productive stage of life and what one can do to make the most of it. There will be an adult education series on "Spirituality and Mental Health" on Wednesday from 7:158: 15 p.m. For more information on any LaSalette happening, call 2225410.
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ST. MARGARET, BUZZARDS BA Y Youth '2000 and The Alliance of The Two Hearts are sponsoring a weekend retreat at St. Margaret's VATICAN CITY (CNS) - As Church, from June 28, 6 p.m. to' the Vatican cranks up enthusiasm June 30, 4 p.m., for high'school and college age young adults. Informa- and plans for the third millenPsychotherapy tion, call 775-7377 or(401)625-5246. nium, it would take a party pooper and to point out that the real year 2000 DIVORCED/SEPARATED Family Counseling is probably already over.,· , CATHOLICS OF CAPE COD A sixth-century Greek monk, The monthly meeting will be held Dionysius Exiguus (Denis the Liton June 23 at 7 p.m. at St. Pius X PATRICIA CASHMORE, LICSW parish Life Center in South Yar- tle), who classified papal archives BOARD CERTIFIED DIPLOMATE mouth. Peg Hannigan will speak on in Rome, was the first to date the the topic of "Gains and Losses." For Christian era by the birth of Christ. information, tel. 775-3563. , The trouble was, he was off a bit JOHN'S SHOE STORE 654 High St. (508) 676-1956 ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM from four to six years, accord295 Rhode Island Avenue First Friday 24-hour adoration Fall River, MA (508) 994-2234 ing to modern experts. Dionysius' Fall River, MA 02724 will be held July 5 after the 8 a.m. 02720 starting point was I A. D. (for Mass until just before the 9 a.m, anno Domini, "the year of the Mass on Saturday. Lord"); most historians now say PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Christ was really born around 4 The Diocesan Department of PasB.C. ("before Christ.") toral Care of the Sick announces its All of which means we're either newly revised pastoral care educawell into th~ year 2000, or past it. tion program for lay men and woBut that doesn't bother Pope John men, religious, and deacons. The Paul II for one minute. program is a five-Week course to prepare the participants for ministry In this apostolic letter "Tertio to the sick and will be offered at St. Millennio Adveniente" ("As the Julie's parish, N. Dartmouth, Sept. Third Millennium Draws Nea'r"), II-Oct. 9 and at Corpus Christi parthe pope said' the "precise chroish, Sandwich. Sept. 18-0ct. 16. For nology" of Christ's birth should be information, contact your pastor or left aside. More important, he said, Sister Shirley Agnew, RSM, at 477is that the Christian calendar is 6170. almost universally accepted in civil 'society today, another sign of Christ's great effect on humanity. LIGHTHOUSE • Prompt 24 Hour service • Automatic Deliveries It also reflects the ch urch's his, CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE toric role in marking time for the • Call In Deliveries • Budget T-erms Available' rest of the world . • Free EstImates The Gregorian calendar that You Never Had Service today hangs on walls from Hong • Music Kong to Hoboken, N.J., for examUntil You Tried Charlie's • Rosanes ••• pIe, is named after a pope. It was' • Gifts We're located at . .. devised in 1582 by a group of TEL. (508) 997-1165 astronomers called together by 46 Oak Grove Ave" Fall River Open·Mon~ - Sat. orca/I . .. Pope Gregory XIII. 9:30, AM • 5:00 PM Calendars have never been per508-675-7426·674-0709 fect, and ours is off a little, too. 282 Union Street· New Bedford Experts calculate that we'll gain a day by the year 4500. That's nothing compared to the problems in the time of Julius Caesar, who discovered that the irregular practice of inserting days into the Roman year had graduFALL RIVER CAPE COD ally pushed the calendar three NEW BEDFORD ATTLEBORO, 783 SLADE ST. 261 SOUTH ST. months off the mark. He devised a , IO MAPLE ST. 59 ROCKLAND ST. P.O. BOX M - SO. STA. HYANNIS calendar used in the West until 997·7337 2264780 6744681 771~771 Pope Gre'gory's reform. The trouble with the Julian system was that it created three leap • ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM • INFORMATIONIREFERRAL years too many every 385 years, a • ADOPTIONS • PARENT/SCHOOL CRISIS fact noted in the year 730 by St. , • CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ' INTERVENTION PROGRAM Bede and Venerable, an English • COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION monk and scholar. He announced • PREGNANCY & PARENTING SERVICES • COUNSEI:.ING that the Julian year was 1'1 min• REFUGEE RESETILEMENT utes and 14 seconds too long, • INFANT FOSTER CARE • ST. FRANCIS RESIDENCE FOR resulting in an extra day every 128 years. WOMEN • FALL RIVER Sp.ONSORSmp: What to doZ Apparently it wasn't • SOCIALADVOCACY SOUP KITCHEN a burning issue in the Middle • SHELTER SERVICES FOR WOMEN Ages, since St. Bedes observation & CHILDREN • NEW BEDFORD was more or less ignored for the next 800 years. SPECIAL APOSTOLATES: Then came Pope Gregory and APOSTOLATE FORPERSONS WITH-DISABILITIES his band' of scientists, who saw APOSTOLATE,FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING , that the calendar was becoming more and more out of step'with·the PRISON MINISTRY seasons. Their painstaking project
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